kitchen knives?

Question

what are the best kitchen knives? I dont want to spend alot...$100 or less. I have had Ginsu and they suck. My mother in law has Cutco and she doesnt like them. I was looking into Chef Tony's Miracle Blade Perfection Series and there are more bad reviews on them than people that were happy. Are there any that you swear by?
Thanks in advance to all who answer.



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Answer 1

Go to a restaurant supply store and ask to look at their knives. They will range from the very inexpensive to the pricey. Buy ONLY the knives you need, perhaps just one at a time. The store will let you hold them and will explain their uses. You will eventually end up with a mix-matched set of knives that will make you very happy.

Answer 2

Target sells a decent 7'' santoku for about $10. I'm not sure what the brand is but I've been using it with no problems at all. Tips for a good knife are stainless steel; single forged blade (look at the handle, there should still be metal going all the way down); and a lifetime warrantee (though not always necessary.) A kitchen really only needs three knives for basic functions: paring knife, chef's knife, and a serrated knife. If you have smaller hands I'd recommend using a Santoku as opposed to a chef's knife.

Answer 3

One piece of advice I have for you first, do not buy one of those big sets with tons of knives. I have one and I only use the steak knives and two of the 10 knives that came with the set.

As far as favorite brands, I prefer Wustof or Henckels. They are wonderful knives. My all time fave type of knife that I use the most is santoku 7" knife. It is from Henckels Four Star II and is usually $89.95 on sale at william sonoma. it is great for chopping veggies.

My next favorite knife is a good serrated knife. I have the Henckels 5" Four Star Serrated Utility knife. Which is great for cutting things like tomatoes and peaches, etc. Should run you about $67.95

Third fave is the Serrated Bread Knife. I have the Henckels 8" SErrated bread knife at $76.95

These three knives cover probably 95% of the chopping that I do in my kitchen. I would probably by the santoku first as it is the one I use the most.

Answer 4

you have have been given the fundamentals-evaluate a stable high quality, heavy cleaver. i ought to have 20 knives stashed in countless drawers around my kitchen, yet i individually basically use 4 on a prevalent foundation. The chefs knife, The serrated bread knife, a paring knife & an previous "butcher knife" that replaced into my grandmothers. I wreck out the cleaver while reducing up hen & recreation.

Answer 5

I have tried different knives and I think the best knives are purchased one at a time and only the ones that you need.
The knives that I think are the best are the ones that can be sharpened with a proper knife sharpener. the old fashioned knives with a stainless steel blade. This is my opinion.

Answer 6

For under $100 look for JA Henckels, Wusthof or Global knives.

Answer 7

Go to a store that will let you hold them in your hand. Bed Bath and Beyond usually will. The way the knife feels in your hand is very important. If you can find one in your price range that feels comfortable to use check some online reviews and see if there is a good performance history.

Answer 8

I have ones made by Oneida Silver, I have only had them for a couple weeks but they seem to be good ones, I have heard that the ones by Rachael Ray are really good but I don't have enough money to buy them so I don't know first hand but all the reviews I have read everyone loves them. Hope this helps.

Answer 9

My favorite are Chicago Cutlery.
You can get a basic wood-handled set for about $30.00, but I suggest spending $90 for the all-steel one piece knives.

Answer 10

i have Hampton forge stainless steel and they work great for me.i have a small paring knife medium and then the regular one for slicing and dicing .I'm not sure of the price i got them as a gift but spend a little bit of money for some good knives you ll thank yourself later for it and by all means take care of them and only use them to cut what they where intended to cut, hand wash them and dint place them in the washer.